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Thank you to Robert Fortnam for sharing his remarkable story detailing his 19 months spent as a POW. The museum's recent interview with Mr. Fortnam was covered by the Concord Monitor.
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Help us save our state's historic aviation-related buildings, aircraft, photos and other memorabilia by becoming a member of the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire.
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Museum board of directors announces $10K matching challenge for NH Gives
Big news! The Aviation Museum's board of directors has announced a matching challenge of $10,000 for this year's online NH Gives campaign, set for June 7-8. Thanks to our generous board, every dollar donated to the non-profit Aviation Museum will be DOUBLED, up to a total of $10,000. More about this development in our press release.
Seeking Education Director
The Aviation Museum is searching for the right person to join our team as full-time Education Director. For complete details and how to apply, check out the job description.
Our five-year strategic plan
A five-year strategic plan was recently adopted by the board of directors of the Aviation Museum of N.H. Covering the period from 2022 to 2026, the plan provides a roadmap for the future of our organization. Read it and tell us what you think!
Click here to download the plan.
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Aviation Museum Schedule and Covid-19 Health Protocols
Families! Come find out why the Aviation Museum was voted the "Best Place to Take Kids" in southern N.H. in the 2021 Hippo Readers Poll. There's plenty to see and do! We're following all Covid-19 precautions caution below and look forward to your visit!
Individual (13 & Over).........'$10.00
Seniors (65+).....$5.00
Child (6-12),.....$5.00
Child (5 & Under)....Free
Family Max........$30.00
Veterans & Active Duty.......$5.00
Museum Members.....Free
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Update on Student Plane-Build Project
After being closed due to the coronavirus threat, the build resumed in August with a reduced number of youth and mentors under strict covid protocols approved by the school, the museum, and parents/mentors. WIth the beginning of the school year in September, the program is now in full swing with a full complement of students in the workshop four days per week. The school is also in the process of building a new workshop dedicated to the plane build program. The plan is to build another aircraft each school year following the completion of the current RV-12.
Must-see TV!
Thanks to Erin Fehlau and the crew at New Hampshire Chronicle for the segment on our student plane-building project that aired on Tuesday, Jan. 7. If you missed it, here's a link to it online: CLICK HERE. We could use your support! To learn more about our hands-on plane-building partnership with the Manchester School of Technology, and to find out how you can help, read on!
Museum Bringing VAN's RV-12iS Build Program To Manchester Schools
The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, along with the Manchester School of Technology and Tango Flight, has developed a program in which a team of high school students are building and will complete an actual flyable airplane during the 2019-21 school year, and then another aircraft each school year following that.
In a rapidly changing global economy, it's important that education provides young people with the tools, training, and ability to think creatively and to innovate. For students at the Manchester School of Technology, the experience of building an actual flyable airplane will provide a unique capstone project — one that takes STEM-related disciplines such as math, science, and engineering out of the classroom and into the practical realities of the workshop. The Aviation Museum's student plane-build partnership with the Manchester School of Technology and Tango Flight involves the community in supporting STEM-related projects to prepare young people for tomorrow. It allows everyone to work together in an exciting, challenging, and possibly life-changing way. FOR MORE INFO CONTACT JEFF RAPSIS: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For a Program Overview Click Here
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The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire Welcomes You!
Our mission is to preserve New Hampshire aviation history through dynamic and hands-on exhibits and programs. We engage the public through learning opportunities in aviation science and technology. The museum offers a unique cultural experience, that inspires aviation enthusiasm in people of all ages.
Hours & Admission
Friday and Saturday – 10 am to 4 pm; Sunday – 1 pm to 4 pm
Admission information here.
Lodging
Rent for Your Event!
Group Tours and School Outreach Program
Open other days & times for groups and special events. Please call to make arrangements for your group tour, or if your school would like to schedule us to come to you! Read more about Outreach here.
27 Navigator Road (re-named from 13 East Perimeter Road), Londonderry, NH (east side of the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport). Click here for a map and directions to the Museum.
Son of downed U-2 spy plane pilot to speak in N.H. about his father's controversial Cold War legacy
On May 1, 1960, U.S Air Force Capt. Francis Gary Powers plummeted out of the sky and into a diplomatic crisis when he was shot down during an espionage mission over the Soviet Union. On Thursday, June 16, the Aviation Museum welcomes his son, Francis Gary Powers Jr., to a lecture and book-signing to be held at the Town Hall Theater in Wilton, N.H. For more details and to buy tickets, check out the press release.
Annual Nashua Fly-In BBQ on Saturday, June 18 will feature restored PBY-5A Catalina flying boat
Our annual 'Father's Day Weekend' Fly-In BBQ is Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nashua's Boire Field. Join us and see a vintage PBY-5A Catalina amphibious aircraft. Pilots invited to fly in and enjoy some great BBQ. Not hungry? Wander the ramp and check out the aircraft. For tickets via Eventbrite, click here or call the Aviation Museum at (603) 669-4877. More information in our press release.
Fly with us around the world!
Join us for the ultimate field trip! The Aviation Museum's virtual around-the-world flight is taking us places all around the globe. Come along as we put the "distance" in distance learning!